Fiscal Year 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Buses and Bus Facilities Program
Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes September 21, 2026
- Posted
- July 27, 2026
- Closes
- September 21, 2026
- Program funding
- $21,609,192
- Expected awards
- 5
- Cost sharing
- Yes
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 20.526
- Category
- Transportation
- Archives
- October 21, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 20.526 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $1.5B
- FY2025 obligated
- $2.3B
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $1.5B
- Awards in window
- 2,259
Top recipients: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Department of Transportation Connecticut, Dallas Area Rapid Transit Inc, City of Detroit
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026
Synopsis
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of approximately $21 million in competitive grants under the Buses and Bus Facilities Program to assist in the financing of buses and bus facilities capital projects, including replacing, rehabilitating, purchasing or leasing buses or related equipment, and rehabilitating, purchasing, constructing or leasing bus-related facilities. Synopses and full announcement will be posted on Grants.gov as opportunity FTA-2026-010-TPM-BUS. Proposals must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov website by 11:59 PM Eastern Time September 21, 2026.
Who can apply
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- State governments
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- City or township governments
- County governments
Eligible applicants for the Buses and Bus Facilities Program include designated recipients that allocate funds to fixed route bus operators, States (including territories and Washington D.C.) or local governmental entities that operate fixed route bus service, and Indian tribes. Eligible subrecipients include all otherwise eligible applicants and also private nonprofit organizations engaged in public transportation. Except for projects proposed by Indian tribes, all proposals for projects in rural (non-urbanized) areas must be submitted by a State, either individually or as a part of a statewide application.
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